Fill out our online questionnaires to help researchers find new insights into a range of health conditions.
Around half of eligible participants take part each time we release a questionnaire
We asked you lots of questions about your lifestyle and health when you first joined UK Biobank, and have continued to email you surveys to collect more in depth information as time passes.
We work with international experts to identify areas where extra data would be useful, and to agree on which questions would be most informative.
Open questionnaires
This questionnaire gathers more information about experiences of chronic pain.
This questionnaire is gathering information on visualisation and memory retention.
This questionnaire is gathering information to understand how social interactions, focus, and the quality of relationships impact health and wellbeing.
This questionnaire is gathering information to understand the factors that lead to poor sleep and the consequences of sleep disruption.
This questionnaire is gathering more information about mental health and wellbeing.
Completing questionnaires
You can complete our online questionnaires on the participant website on a desktop or mobile device, whichever is easiest for you.
If you have questions, or need help, please call our Participant Resource Centre on 0800 0 276 276 free of charge, Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00. You can also send us an email at [email protected].
Please ensure your contact details are up to date so we can let know you when new questionnaires are available for you to complete.
Participant website shut down
Our participant website will be shut down for essential maintenance on the first Wednesday of each month between 08:00 and 09:00.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
How we use your questionnaire data
We care about your personal information and your privacy. We will store the questionnaire data securely and use them in the same way as the other personal data we hold about you. This is explained in our Privacy Notice.
You can request a paper copy of our Privacy Notice by contacting the UK Biobank Participant Resource Centre on 0800 0 276 276.
Questionnaire research stories
Almost 180,000 UK Biobank participants answered over 160 questions about their sleeping habits. The results could revolutionise treatments for sleep disorders and reveal how sleep keeps us healthy.
World’s largest DNA analysis of people with depression reveals hundreds of inherited genetic differences, which could eventually help to match people with an antidepressant that works for them.